NSR Weekly Newsletter- July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

NSR Updates

Dates & Deadlines

August 5::

The Midwestern Entry Deadline

August 12::

NJSA Southwest Regional Entry Deadline

August 12::

NSR Simply Southern Entry Deadline

August 13::

September/October Fall Showpig Issue Seedstock EDGE Advertising Deadline

August 14::

Deadline to record litters for The Midwestern

August 20-23::

The Midwestern, Indianapolis, Indiana

Sept. 4-5::

NJSA Southwest Regional, Woodward, Okla.

Sept. 18-19::

NSR Simply Southern, Perry, Ga.

Upcoming Events

To stay updated on upcoming events, follow all NSR and NJSA social media platforms, visit nationalswine.com and continue regularly checking your inbox for e-blasts. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

2020 Ralph E. Doak Memorial Scholarship

The Buckeye Barrow Boosters will award one $500 scholarship to an Ohio young person that has been active in the showpig industry. The application deadline is Friday, July 31. For more information, contact Kevin Kremer at 419-366-4611 or click HERE.

Ellen Knauth Celebrates Six Years with the NSR

The NSR would like to congratulate Ellen Knauth on being with the NSR for six years. Ellen serves as the organization's Vice President of Operations. Ellen is responsible for managing the Events & Education Department, Marketing & Communications Department and all NSR and NJSA events. She works with all NSR staff to implement new initiatives, and improve existing organizational functions. We greatly appreciate everything Ellen does for this organization and its members. To congratulate Ellen on this career accomplishment, contact her at ellen@nationalswine.com .

NSR Purebred Influenced Crossbred Class

Beginning at The 2021 Exposition and National Junior Summer Spectacular and Summer Type Conference, NJSA members have the opportunity to show NSR Purebred Influenced Crossbreds as market (barrows) or breeding animals (gilts). Additionally, these animals would be eligible to show and be offered for sale in the respective crossbred portions of the open shows at NSR events.

Requirements would include:

A documented parent (sire or dam) that is Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, or Yorkshire. If utilizing a purebred sow, a DNA sample must be submitted to verify parentage. The use of a purebred sire would meet the same sire requirements as members recording a purebred litter.
The animal(s) must be recorded in the NSR Crosscheck Verification Program and documentation provided at the time of check-in.
Animals eligible to show could either be sired by or farrowed by a documented purebred parent. Additionally, animals that may not meet purebred breed eligibility requirements but still maintain a pedigree would be eligible to show in this division (ie. short counting Durocs, off- belted Hampshires)

Junior Awards: NJSA will offer premiums for the Top 5 Purebred Influenced Crossbred Gilts and Barrows. The award structure will be as follows:

Champion- $2000

Reserve Champion- $1500

3 ^rd Overall- $750

4 ^th Overall- $500

5 ^th Overall- $250

(*) Champion and Reserve Gilts will be eligible to automatically enter the sale

Top 5 Animals will be required to pass the parentage requirements outlined to receive premiums.

This new program will provide youth swine exhibitors another opportunity to show swine projects at NJSA events and enhance the value and awareness of purebreds. Furthermore, this initiative increases value and education to NSR members by utilizing purebred genetics in crossbreeding schemes and helps build the crossbred swine registry data base. These animals would also be granted the opportunity to be merchandised during the crossbred sales at NSR events.

Update Regarding 2020 National Barrow Show®

After much consideration and thought, association staff, Hormel Foods, and the Mower County Fair Association have made the challenging but necessary decision to cancel 2020 National Barrow Show® scheduled for September 12-15, 2020 in Austin, Minnesota.

Association staff know this greatly effects our members, junior exhibitors, stakeholders, and supporters. The associations are committed to helping prevent the spread of this virus by taking prudent steps to protect our exhibitors, their families, and sponsors, as well as the community at large.

Here is some critical information for all exhibitors to know:

We encourage NSR members to exhibit and sell their breeding stock at other NSR events, such as The Midwestern, in Indianapolis, Indiana, or the Fall Classic, in Duncan, Oklahoma. NJSA members can exhibit their projects at the Southwest Regional, in Woodward, Oklahoma, or the Eastern Regional in Hamburg, New York. Information regarding these events can be found on nationalswine.com.
Please follow association communication platforms for updates and changes.

We know the constant changes regarding COVID-19 are difficult to navigate. Rest assured that association staff are working diligently to create contingency plans and are in constant communication with the necessary individuals regarding future events. If any updates do arise, membership will be informed as soon as possible.

Finally, we ask that our industry be understanding and empathetic to everyone involved. This global pandemic effects everyone, and decisions are being made in the best interests of our industry and members, but also with the emphasis of social responsibility and ownership to our global community.

Upcoming Events

The Midwestern will be held August 20-23, 2020 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana. Online entries are now open. The entry deadline is Wednesday, August 5. If you are exhibiting a crossbred boar at The Midwestern, it must be stress tested prior to the show. The deadline to record The Midwestern litters without rush fees is Friday, August 14. For all event information, and to enter online click HERE.

The NJSA Southwest Regional will be held September 4-5, 2020 at the Woodward County Fairgrounds in Woodward, Oklahoma. For the updated schedule, click HERE. The NEW farrowing dates for the 2020 Southwest Regional are December 1, 2019. Online entries are now open. The entry deadline is Wednesday, August 12. For all event information, and to enter online click HERE.

The NSR Simply Southern Prospect Pig Sale will be held September 18-19, 2020 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia. Online entries are now open. The entry deadline is Wednesday, August 12. For all event information, and to enter online click HERE.

Marketing & Communications

2020 September/October Fall Showpig Issue Seedstock EDGE Advertising Deadline

The Seedstock EDGE Media staff will soon be working on the September/October Fall Showpig Issue Seedstock EDGE . The September/October Fall Showpig Issue will be printed and mailed to Seedstock EDGE subscribers on Friday, September 11. The September/October Fall Showpig Issue will be sent digitally via email to all Seedstock EDGE subscribers on Friday, September 4. The deadline to reserve your ad is Thursday, August 13. To reserve your ad, contact NSR Creative Design Coordinator DeShea Wallace at deshea@nationalswine.com or NSR Digital Content Manager and Editor Cassie Godwin at cassie@nationalswine.com . For ad rates and specifications, click HERE . To subscribe to the Seedstock EDGE magazine, click HERE .

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